Nude photos of a woman appearing to be Rihanna surfaced on the internet.

While many assumed the pictures to be real, confirmation was never obtained. Until now.

Thanks to an inquisitive tweet from a tireless fan, we now know the topless photos that appeared to be Rihanna… are actually her.

A Rihanna fan, who goes by @PinaRihanna, tweeted to her idol, “Heeey boo! What is thiss?” and linked to the sultry photo.

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Despite the fact @PinaRihanna sends tweets to Rihanna on an almost hourly basis, this one caught the pop star’s attention, prompting a reply.

“That would be… ME,” Rihanna confirmed, adding, “when I was skinny!”

The world owes a debt of gratitude to the tireless efforts of @PinaRihanna, who has tweeted to Rihanna 3,764 times.

Obviously, Twitter isn’t Rihanna’s best friend.